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Our Team

10 partners, all from top-tier banks

Only people who have personally completed the full US IPO cycle deserve your listing timeline. Ten more rule-side advisors from the SEC, Nasdaq, NYSE and HKEX bring the regulator's perspective into every plan.

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Our Team

Ten Partners. All From the World's Top Banks.

Every one of them has run deals on a Wall Street desk — and sat on the other side of the table for Chinese issuers.

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Michael R.

GSGoldman Sachs
Managing Partner · US Listing CFO Placement
Former Managing Director, Goldman Sachs IBD. Led consumer & tech US listings.
22 yrs · 30+ US deals
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David K.

MSMorgan Stanley
Partner · Global Capital Markets
Former Executive Director, Morgan Stanley GCM. Bookrunner for TMT offerings.
19 yrs · 20+ pricings
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Andrew B.

JPMJ.P. Morgan
Partner · Biotech & Healthcare
Former VP, J.P. Morgan Tech IBD. Focused on biotech and medtech US IPOs.
17 yrs · 12 IPOs
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Jonathan M.

CCiti
Partner · Cross-Border Structuring
Former Director, Citi Global Markets. Long-time VIE structuring for China issuers.
21 yrs · 40+ deals
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Richard T.

UBSUBS
Partner · New Energy & Industrials
Former Executive Director, UBS IBD. Covers energy storage and advanced manufacturing.
18 yrs · 15 US deals
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Stephen L.

BBarclays
Partner · SPAC & De-SPAC
Former VP, Barclays Capital Markets. Specialises in SPAC listings and mergers.
15 yrs · 18 SPACs
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Christopher S.

JEFJefferies
Partner · Small & Mid Cap
Former Director, Jefferies Growth Group. SME offerings and OTC uplistings.
16 yrs · 25+ uplistings
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Nicholas H.

DDeloitte
Partner · Audit & Controls
Former Deloitte audit partner. US GAAP conversion and PCAOB audit readiness.
24 yrs · China desk lead
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Patrick W.

PwCPwC
Partner · Capital Markets Services
Former Director, PwC Capital Markets. SEC comment responses and SOX controls.
18 yrs · 30+ filings
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Alexander G.

GSGoldman Sachs
Partner · CFO Vetting & References
Former senior banker at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Verifies candidate deal records.
25 yrs · Deal reviewer

Under client and candidate confidentiality agreements, surnames and photographs are shown in abbreviated form. Full profiles are provided once an NDA is in place.

Regulatory & Exchange Advisors

Ten rule-side advisors, from the SEC, Nasdaq, NYSE and HKEX

Our bankers get the deal done; our rule-side advisors make sure it clears review the first time — they wrote the rules and vetted the deals, and now they sit on your side.

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Robert C.

SECSEC
Advisor · Filings & Comment Letters
Former Senior Reviewer, SEC Division of Corporation Finance. F-1 / S-1 filings and comment-letter responses.
20 yrs · 300+ filings reviewed
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William F.

SECSEC
Advisor · Disclosure & Ongoing Compliance
Former counsel on the SEC international issuer disclosure review team, focused on China-based filers.
16 yrs · China issuer disclosure
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James P.

NQNasdaq
Advisor · Listing Qualification
Former Director, Nasdaq Listing Qualifications, reviewing IPO and uplisting applications.
18 yrs · 200+ applications
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Edward M.

NQNasdaq
Advisor · Continued Listing Standards
Former Senior Analyst, Nasdaq Listing Qualifications, handling deficiency and compliance reviews.
12 yrs · deficiency rulings
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Thomas B.

NYNYSE
Advisor · NYSE Listing Process
Former VP, NYSE Listings, managing issuers from application to first trade.
21 yrs · 40+ issuer listings
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Henry D.

NYNYSE
Advisor · Issuer Services & Bell Day
Former Director, NYSE Issuer Services. Listing-day operations and post-IPO IR handover.
14 yrs · bell-day & IR ops
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Kenneth L.

HKHKEX
Advisor · Cross-Border Listing Rules
Former Manager, HKEX Listing Division. US–HK rule comparison and dual-listing structures.
15 yrs · dual-listing structures
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Marcus T.

HKHKEX
Advisor · Asia Issuer Vetting
Former Secretariat lead, HKEX Listing Committee, serving Asia-based issuers.
13 yrs · Asia issuer rules
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George A.

PBPCAOB
Advisor · Audit Regulator Readiness
Former Senior Inspector, PCAOB Inspections, familiar with protocols for China-based auditors.
19 yrs · audit inspections
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Daniel W.

FNFINRA
Advisor · Underwriting & Placement Compliance
Former Review Manager, FINRA Corporate Financing, reviewing underwriting terms and arrangements.
17 yrs · underwriting reviews

The institutions above reflect the advisors' past employment only. They do not imply any partnership, authorisation or endorsement by the SEC, Nasdaq, NYSE, HKEX, PCAOB or FINRA. Names and photographs are likewise anonymised under confidentiality agreements.

FAQ

Five questions about the team

How big is the team?

Twenty people: ten Western partners from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Citi, UBS and the Big Four, plus ten regulatory advisers with SEC, Nasdaq, NYSE, HKEX, PCAOB and FINRA backgrounds.

Which institutions are the partners from?

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Citi, UBS and other international banks, plus the Big Four. Every one of them has completed a full US IPO cycle, not just a single stage of one.

How do partners and regulatory advisers relate?

Different roles: partners take on and deliver the mandate, while regulatory advisers make the regulatory position and review focus clear. An adviser's background is stated only to show where they worked; it implies no relationship between those institutions and 51CFO.

Who is the founder?

Brian Tian. The public identity is verifiable by name, and the contact address is brian@51cfo.team.

Where is the team based, and how do you handle time zones?

The practice is US-market only, and the team works to US filing and trading hours. Clients in mainland China can book a 30-minute route diagnosis by WeChat (13392476067) or email, and we reply within 24 hours.

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